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As you know, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development has made a significant contribution to improve the skills of Indiana's workforce, improve the innovative capacity of regions to develop a competitive advantage and to compete in the US and global economy. In June 2005, Governor Daniels announced the new Strategic Skills Initiative (SSI) designed to create new jobs and raise the income of Indiana's citizens.

From July 2006 through January 2007 Workforce Development Associates conducted an independent, third party evaluation of the Strategic Skills Initiative to (1) determine if it has been useful in identifying future shortages of critical occupations and skill sets within the industries that drive Indiana's economy, and (2) assist in creating a demand-driven approach to workforce development at the regional and local levels. The assessment included a document review of all reports generated by core agents and consortia in each of the eleven Economic Growth Regions (EGRs), an online survey to assess the perceptions of various groups involved in the SSI process, and focus groups/key interviews in each of the EGRs. Click here for the complete report SSI Assessment.

Assessment Conclusions:

  • The design and structure of the SSI process as employed in each of the eleven EGRs was both comprehensive and focused. DWD provided clear information about the SSI process and its purpose and useful methodological guidance to the regions relative to the conduct of SSI work in each region.
  • The SSI process as implemented in each region appeared to be coherent in design, imagination, and innovation. The regions are to be complimented on their willingness and ability to carry out the SSI process in each region and for their level of involvement with the process.
  • In most cases a significant amount of internal capacity has been built in the region to address future occupational and skill set shortages. Aspects of the SSI process have been institutionalized so that most regions now have the capacity to identify shortages, root causes, and possible solutions.
  • There appeared to be regional buy-in from business, industry and labor that played a key role in the solutions identified to address the occupational and skills shortages. The SSI process has furthered regional thinking and in some cases broken down barriers to implementation of a demand-driven workforce investment system.

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